Distrained

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of distrain.
  • Word Usage
    "She and Jacob had Judah jailed and his possessions distrained because he had married a Portuguese Jewish woman in Pesaro."
    Verb Form
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    repossess    reclaim    impose    Levy    sequester   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    rend    tear    coerce    distress   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts